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Mungojerrie just felt awful. He hadn't gone back to see Demeter in three days, he was too scared. He knew Macavity had already taken her innocence, he had been bragging about it all morning. Mungo knew how scared she must feel, she probably hadn't eaten in three days either. Mungo couldn't get her off of his mind, he had no clue why.
It was late afternoon; Mungo knew Macavity was out somewhere, on a raid, or just patrolling through the city, looking for trouble.
"Oi 'ave to see Demetah" Mungo thought to himself worriedly, "Tah' see if she's awroite," Mungo prowled through the hallways with a dark look on his face, weaving in and out of the queens and toms that were hanging around. He reached Demeter's cell and he put an ear to it. He couldn't hear anything, so he grabbed a key off the wall where all the keys to the cells were kept. He unlocked her door slowly and peered inside.
The inside of the cell was filthy; there were a few ratty blankets lying around, and a bowl of grimy water lying against the wall close to the door. At first Mungo didn't see Demeter, but he heard a raspy breath in the corner, and he stepped into the room and he saw her curled up in a corner. She was incredibly dirty; he fur was matted with sweat and blood. She was breathing, but they were shallow, raspy breaths that sounded awful. Mungo timidly stepped up to her and put a paw on her shoulder. Demeter opened her eyes and looked at him wearily. Her eyes looked clouded; it didn't even look like she could see him.
"Jus' get on with it," She muttered curling up in a tighter ball. Mungojerrie felt sick to his stomach.
"Demetah, it's me, Mungojerrie. Oi ain' gonna do nuffin tah ya," Mungo said quietly, pulling her upright. She shook her head and blinked a few times, peering at him with confusion.
"Mungo?" Demeter said looking at him with recognition in her eyes. She smiled slightly and then leaned away and retched on the ground beside him. Mungo held her, still feeling sick to his stomach.
"Demetah, 'ave you eaten' anyfin since oi las' saw ya?" Mungo said holding her chin so she could look him in the eyes. She shook her head, tears filling her eyes.
"You're comin' wiff me," Mungo said firmly, picking her up. He didn't care how much trouble he could get in for this, she was going to die if he didn't do anything. She closed her eyes and leaned in against his chest, coughing slightly. He carried her out of the cell, looking around cautiously. He didn't see anyone coming, so he snuck down the hallways carefully, with Demeter still in his arms. The only safe place to take her would be the queens' quarters.
As Mungo reached the door to the queens' quarters, he knocked on it uncertainly, he had never been inside of the queen's rooms before, toms weren't allowed.
A red queen opened the door; she was very tall and extremely beautiful. Her name was Bombalurina, she was one of Macavity's queens, and head queen at the moment. She was the biggest flirt of all the queens, every tom wanted her.
"Mungo, what are you doing here? Who's... that?" She exclaimed looking at Demeter in disgust.
"Bomb, this is Demetah. She's the queen Mac captured and she 'asn' eaten' for three days. Oime afraid she moite die if we don' do sumffin," Mungo said desperately. Bomb's expression changed from a look of disgust to a look of pure worry.
"Oh, bring that poor dear in here, we'll fix her up in no time," Bomb said gently opening the door wider so Mungo could carry her in. Mungo brought her in, and many queens were inside the big sunny room, they all looked curiously at him and Demeter.
Mungo ignored them and put her down on a big fluffy cushion in the middle of the room. Bombalurina and some other queens flocked around her, sponging her head with a cloth and bringing her warm milk and tuna. Mungojerrie stood awkwardly in the background. After a while a very fluffy white queen gave Mungo an odd look.
"Are you still here?" She said, clearly he had been forgotten. Mungo shrugged.
"Oi woz... jus' makin' sure she woz awroite..." Mungo said awkwardly. The queen, her name was Griddlebone, shook her head and pulled Mungo by the arm away from the group of queens.
"Mungo, you know you can't have feelings for one of the boss's queens!" Griddlebone whispered urgently. Mungo felt his face getting very warm.
"Oi don' loike 'er or nuffin'! Oi jus' wanted to make sure she woz awroite and everyfin," Mungo said clearing his throat several times. Griddlebone gave him a look filled with pity.
"Ye'd best be getting' out of here Mungo," Griddlebone said looking around nervously. "We'll all be in enough trouble as it is, takin' her out of her cell and all,"
"Yea, but you queen's can sweet tawk 'cav outta anyfin," Mungo said with a half grin. "Jus' don' let 'im no it woz me, 'eh?" Mungo gave a nod to Bombalurina who was trying to listen in on their conversation, and he walked out of the room, giving one last look to Demeter. He couldn't even see her through the crowd of queens. He sighed to himself and left the room.
Mungo prowled the hallways, scowling at everyone who crossed his path. A few cats said hello to him, he ignored them completely. He was furious at Macavity for doing that to Demeter, she was in such a terrible state, Mungo couldn't even believe it. He was more furious at himself for letting it happen. He was also furious at Griddlebone for suggesting that he had feelings for Demeter.
"How can she be that stupid," Mungo thought to himself angrily, pacing the hallways, "Can't a tom make sure a queen is alright, before everyone is swarming all over him, accusing him of having feelings for her?" Mungo ran out of the warehouse, he needed some air. It was getting to be late evening, the sun was setting and the sky was turning a beautiful purple color. Mungo sat down in the alley and watched it set, wishing he was a million miles away.
Mungojerrie just felt awful. He hadn't gone back to see Demeter in three days, he was too scared. He knew Macavity had already taken her innocence, he had been bragging about it all morning. Mungo knew how scared she must feel, she probably hadn't eaten in three days either. Mungo couldn't get her off of his mind, he had no clue why.
It was late afternoon; Mungo knew Macavity was out somewhere, on a raid, or just patrolling through the city, looking for trouble.
"Oi 'ave to see Demetah" Mungo thought to himself worriedly, "Tah' see if she's awroite," Mungo prowled through the hallways with a dark look on his face, weaving in and out of the queens and toms that were hanging around. He reached Demeter's cell and he put an ear to it. He couldn't hear anything, so he grabbed a key off the wall where all the keys to the cells were kept. He unlocked her door slowly and peered inside.
The inside of the cell was filthy; there were a few ratty blankets lying around, and a bowl of grimy water lying against the wall close to the door. At first Mungo didn't see Demeter, but he heard a raspy breath in the corner, and he stepped into the room and he saw her curled up in a corner. She was incredibly dirty; he fur was matted with sweat and blood. She was breathing, but they were shallow, raspy breaths that sounded awful. Mungo timidly stepped up to her and put a paw on her shoulder. Demeter opened her eyes and looked at him wearily. Her eyes looked clouded; it didn't even look like she could see him.
"Jus' get on with it," She muttered curling up in a tighter ball. Mungojerrie felt sick to his stomach.
"Demetah, it's me, Mungojerrie. Oi ain' gonna do nuffin tah ya," Mungo said quietly, pulling her upright. She shook her head and blinked a few times, peering at him with confusion.
"Mungo?" Demeter said looking at him with recognition in her eyes. She smiled slightly and then leaned away and retched on the ground beside him. Mungo held her, still feeling sick to his stomach.
"Demetah, 'ave you eaten' anyfin since oi las' saw ya?" Mungo said holding her chin so she could look him in the eyes. She shook her head, tears filling her eyes.
"You're comin' wiff me," Mungo said firmly, picking her up. He didn't care how much trouble he could get in for this, she was going to die if he didn't do anything. She closed her eyes and leaned in against his chest, coughing slightly. He carried her out of the cell, looking around cautiously. He didn't see anyone coming, so he snuck down the hallways carefully, with Demeter still in his arms. The only safe place to take her would be the queens' quarters.
As Mungo reached the door to the queens' quarters, he knocked on it uncertainly, he had never been inside of the queen's rooms before, toms weren't allowed.
A red queen opened the door; she was very tall and extremely beautiful. Her name was Bombalurina, she was one of Macavity's queens, and head queen at the moment. She was the biggest flirt of all the queens, every tom wanted her.
"Mungo, what are you doing here? Who's... that?" She exclaimed looking at Demeter in disgust.
"Bomb, this is Demetah. She's the queen Mac captured and she 'asn' eaten' for three days. Oime afraid she moite die if we don' do sumffin," Mungo said desperately. Bomb's expression changed from a look of disgust to a look of pure worry.
"Oh, bring that poor dear in here, we'll fix her up in no time," Bomb said gently opening the door wider so Mungo could carry her in. Mungo brought her in, and many queens were inside the big sunny room, they all looked curiously at him and Demeter.
Mungo ignored them and put her down on a big fluffy cushion in the middle of the room. Bombalurina and some other queens flocked around her, sponging her head with a cloth and bringing her warm milk and tuna. Mungojerrie stood awkwardly in the background. After a while a very fluffy white queen gave Mungo an odd look.
"Are you still here?" She said, clearly he had been forgotten. Mungo shrugged.
"Oi woz... jus' makin' sure she woz awroite..." Mungo said awkwardly. The queen, her name was Griddlebone, shook her head and pulled Mungo by the arm away from the group of queens.
"Mungo, you know you can't have feelings for one of the boss's queens!" Griddlebone whispered urgently. Mungo felt his face getting very warm.
"Oi don' loike 'er or nuffin'! Oi jus' wanted to make sure she woz awroite and everyfin," Mungo said clearing his throat several times. Griddlebone gave him a look filled with pity.
"Ye'd best be getting' out of here Mungo," Griddlebone said looking around nervously. "We'll all be in enough trouble as it is, takin' her out of her cell and all,"
"Yea, but you queen's can sweet tawk 'cav outta anyfin," Mungo said with a half grin. "Jus' don' let 'im no it woz me, 'eh?" Mungo gave a nod to Bombalurina who was trying to listen in on their conversation, and he walked out of the room, giving one last look to Demeter. He couldn't even see her through the crowd of queens. He sighed to himself and left the room.
Mungo prowled the hallways, scowling at everyone who crossed his path. A few cats said hello to him, he ignored them completely. He was furious at Macavity for doing that to Demeter, she was in such a terrible state, Mungo couldn't even believe it. He was more furious at himself for letting it happen. He was also furious at Griddlebone for suggesting that he had feelings for Demeter.
"How can she be that stupid," Mungo thought to himself angrily, pacing the hallways, "Can't a tom make sure a queen is alright, before everyone is swarming all over him, accusing him of having feelings for her?" Mungo ran out of the warehouse, he needed some air. It was getting to be late evening, the sun was setting and the sky was turning a beautiful purple color. Mungo sat down in the alley and watched it set, wishing he was a million miles away.